Writing With AI-Grok

Eye of the God: Book 2 
Of the Dream Stealer series
Created by Grok AI

I'm at 63,000 words of Eye of the God (Book 2 of the Dream Stealer Series). I can't believe I've written this much in one month. Since November 19th, 2025, five months, I've written more than I have at any one time in all the years I've been writing. It's a little confusing to me. I don't know why I've suddenly got this story to work. All I did was shift the time back 20 years.

The doctor put me on Cymbalta for fibro pain in October, and it opened my brain up like a tin can, and all this stuff could get out. I could suddenly think. I finished Book 1 on January 23rd, 2026. Astounding by any measure and over 130,000 words. 

Unfortunately, I had a negative reaction to the medication and had to go off it in February. My writing didn't stop, but it has slowed because my pain levels escalated. I wish I could go back on it. I told a friend I need more drugs to write. His response was, "I'm sure that's been said before." Here I am in April, and although it is slower, I'm still getting it done. 

One thing that has helped me is the use of Grok to do my outlines and to help me research the psychic, military, and medical research needed for the story. I couldn't have done so much writing without that. Without AI, the creation of a field of science that doesn't exist would have been impossible for me without years of research. 

 

I know much is said about the negatives of AI. I believe there are many negatives, but for writers limited on resources and time, the research is invaluable. Because of the AI, I've been able to put my plot information into the system and get a usable outline. I'm a pantser because I hate outlining. I'm now thrilled to use outlines to write.

AI could write the novel, but that would take the joy of writing from me. I write because I love writing, creating ideas and stories. Technical gaps in my knowledge are a problem in this story, so I let the AI refine my work with accurate details. I'm the final say in those areas. Sometimes I don't like the ideas it presents, and I change them. 

Using the process has been the most fun I've had in a long time. I love batting my ideas around with the AI. It has been exciting to tell it what I'm thinking and then seeing it laid out in order (sometimes I skip around in my thoughts). On a chart! 

I can give it the characters' names, biographical information, descriptions, and family connections. I then get profiles and genealogy charts. It's the coolest thing, and it means I'm not spending writing time compiling these. I have a Book Bible of about 500 pages for both books. 

So, for the critics, I can only say, you're thinking incorrectly. For those who use AI to write, you're either not talented or you're lazy. Writing is a gift that I have treasured since I was eleven years old. I won't give it to a machine. 

Think of AI like a tractor. Before tractors, man had to use horses and plows to plow the fields and then had to harvest it by hand. The creation of the tractor slashed the time and effort. Modern combines have done even more to save time. 

Tools are to be used in combination with human ability.  If you sacrifice your talent, you cheat yourself.